Rust at headlamps, footwells, door pillar bases, boot floor, wheel arches, sills.

Evidence of fuel filter changes.

Pas leak free, but with fluid.

Good choice, I would consider one myself, if not at my quota of vehicles.
 
Decided to get a diesel RRC instead. Found a couple of 200tdi manuals. Trying to arrange viewing tomorrow. Other than rust and leaks, anything else worth paying particular attention to?
Thanks!
Yes. Remember it's a Land Rover RRC.

Relying on one as a daily driver is a lot like living in the jungle. You don't know what is lurking down the trail.

Other than that they are like real cars.
 
Went through quite a range Dads garage was BL for a while:D.

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My grandfather's was Ford. But Mother had Leyland for a while, because my folks thought that buying British was a good idea.
But when the British industry pretty much folded, she went back to Fords.
 
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How would you say a RRC would fare in a mountain lion attack?
The vehicle alone would be fine. However, if you were trying to get into one during an episode of mountain lion duress and the electric locks flipped out or that f*cking cheap ass aluminum door handle broke, it would be a bummer.
 
The vehicle alone would be fine. However, if you were trying to get into one during an episode of mountain lion duress and the electric locks flipped out or that f*cking cheap ass aluminum door handle broke, it would be a bummer.
So probably advisable to weld the doors up.
 
He needs to watch Church House Classics on youtube to see what he gets for his budget...lol...30k will get him a good one to start a rebuild...
 
Thanks all. Main reason for switching is MPG, I simply cannot afford the use the disco on any sort of trip, and if I wanted to go somewhere remote, it only does 300 miles on a tank, and each jerry can only adds 70 miles, whereas the 200tdi RRC does more like 600 miles to a tank and each jerry can is an additional 150 miles.
As for room to sleep, well 2 things. Firstly, popup roof conversions exist, and secondly, the tailgate can be dropped and some sort of tarp could be used to keep my feet dry, and that will give me plenty of room.
As for a Jeep cherokee, the XJ is even smaller (my parents used to have one) and the 2.5 VM boat engine isnt the best. Headgasket went on it which was very expensive because some italian crackhead decided it was a brilliant idea to give it 4 individual heads. As for the grand cherokee, they only come with automatic gearboxes, so not for me.
Also, the only space lost by going from a disco to a rangey is in the shape of the roof, and Ive never managed to use that space, other than carrying passangers.
 
People say nearly 40mpg on a run, Im doubtful, so 30mpg ish.
My disco gets 14, my relatives auto 3.9 rrc gets 17, people claim high 20s from their diesel discos, (say 28 for ease of maths). So going from petrol disco to diesel disco doubles MPG, if the same is true for the RRC (and I see no reason why it shouldnt be) then in theory thats 34mpg
 
Thanks all. Main reason for switching is MPG, I simply cannot afford the use the disco on any sort of trip, and if I wanted to go somewhere remote, it only does 300 miles on a tank, and each jerry can only adds 70 miles, whereas the 200tdi RRC does more like 600 miles to a tank and each jerry can is an additional 150 miles.

People say nearly 40mpg on a run, Im doubtful, so 30mpg ish.
My disco gets 14, my relatives auto 3.9 rrc gets 17, people claim high 20s from their diesel discos, (say 28 for ease of maths). So going from petrol disco to diesel disco doubles MPG, if the same is true for the RRC (and I see no reason why it shouldnt be) then in theory thats 34mpg

Not sure I agree with that. A 200tdi if driven gently will get MPG at low 30's but when loaded and driven cross country you are looking at 25-27ish from my experience across Morocco. A jerry can gives you a little under 100 miles extra. A range rover/discovery/defdner are not different enough in weight and aerodynamics to make much difference to MPG so I would assume they are all the same, especially if you fit roof racks etc. In a 110 (I assume the tank is similar sized in RRC) ballpark figures are 400 miles from the tank and 100miles for each jerry can. But even in the remote wilderness around the globe these days you are unlikely to be 600miles from a fuel supply you just need to planning and make sure you know where the next one is before driving past the last one.
 
Of course your first hand experience may differ depending on roof racks etc as you say.
From my personal experience, a standard RRC uses less fuel than a standard disco (both 3.9 V8s, despite the fact that the RRC was auto) both without roofracks etc.
Now high 20s is what Ive heard for diesel discos, with mid 20s for 110s. So I think 30-32 is realistic given that I wont be using a roofrack.
RRC and D1 tanks are both 20gallons/90L, so 30mpg is 600 miles per tank, 150 per jerry can, but of course the MPGs are all the same offroad, so 20mpg is easilly plausable
 

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